Solar Eclipse!

[Darshan]

I couldn't find the glasses in time in our neighborhood, we are going DIY, kids are excited to make a cardboard viewing box.
Not planning to take any photos of the eclipse itself as don't have proper filters, will just sit back and enjoy the event.

 

[css9450]

It going to be crazy... how many will actually try to view this event with their naked eyes

As a photographer, I'm more interested to see what the eclipse does to the lighting conditions. We had a partial eclipse in 1994 and I measured it to be 3.5 stops less than full bright "Sunny 16" conditions. This one I expect to be more (in my area, its supposed to be 87% coverage).

I do a lot of full-moon night photography. It is possible, given a long enough exposure and the right white balance, to get a nighttime photo that looks a whole lot like sunny daylight, since the moonlight is just reflected sunlight. I'll be watching to see how close the 87% eclipse is to a full moon exposure. Close? Not close at all? It'll be interesting.

 

[robert blu]

I'll try to shoot a couple of Polaroids, opps Impossible photo with my SX 70
Of course being in Europe I'll photograph the television screen when there will be reports about. Or the computer screen, Internet will be magical!
robert
PS: please be careful, do not play with the sun!

 

[raid]

I will not observe the eclipse in the sky. TV shots will have to do.

 

[Richard G]

I used my binoculars with the partial solar eclipse of 14 November 2012 here in Melbourne. I projected the image of the sun (images: two of them) onto a piece of paper taped to my tripod. My wife then photographed the paper with the iPhone. Our first joint photographic project.

 

[dmr]

Around here there are reports of shops giving away the solar glasses, as they stocked up and the local/regional weather is forecast to be very cloudy.

This is a bucket-list activity for me, so I'm planning to get up very early, head west on route 80 and then northwest, kinda chasing the clouds away.

Off the side of a side road (with homage to AG) is where I may end up viewing and shooting, but if possible I plan to seek out something like a small town park, cemetery, etc.

 

[Larry Cloetta]

For what it is worth, here is my total eclipse viewing set up, lazy man version, in my driveway. About time I lucked into something besides arthritis.
It is starting right now.

 

[B-9]

We are posted at the Denny's North of MadisonVille, KY.

No crazy traffic or insane crowds! We got lucky!

Tasco is set up with projector board and 12mm Huygens getting great views.

 

[ferider]

Eclipse a little different ...

Eclipse a little different ...

Fuji X100S at work ....

 

[MikeL]

Thanks Roland. No sun on this side of the bay.

I'm impressed that the goverment pulled off this 'eclipse' conspiracy. Still not sure how they were able to block off the sun like that. The sun must be smaller than we have been told.
I just hope no one gets autism from it. I've heard that can be caused by whatever it is they do to create the eclipse effect.

 

[dmr]

I am currently just out side of Morrill Nebraska off the side of a side road at the bottom of a fifteen foot cliff amongst a half ton of garbage.

I will be staying to finish the series until fourth contact and may or may not be making it back tonight.

I will post photos when I do get back.

 

[f16sunshine]

From Seattle Wa 98136

From Seattle Wa 98136

We had light fog here.
I rode the bike down to Lincoln Park with Hugo.
The Crescents put on quite a nice show on the ground.
Just a few from my phone transfer.

During the "totality" (92% here)

Sony with IR Hoya 720 filter massive crop and BW convert on iPhone.

 

[raid]

I witnessed an 80% partial eclipse in Pensacola!

 

[Mackinaw]

Only 75% totality here in northern Michigan, but still damn impressive. I shot a roll of B&W film using a 500mm lens. Going to process it now. I had to guess exposure so have no idea how it will turn out.

Jim B.

 

[ptpdprinter]

Fuji X100S at work ....

Nothing like watching a once in a lifetime solar eclipse on your iPhone. Hello.

 

[ferider]

This is great, Andy !

 

[maryland_fotos]

Very neat pinhole cameras in that tree!!

 

[maryland_fotos]

~80+ % occlusion at around the peak at 2.40pm.

Partial Eclipse by Maryland Photos, on Flickr

ND18 filter on Nikkor 400 f5.6 ED AIS, Nikon D800.

 

[BillBingham2]

Not sure if this will work

Not sure if this will work

Here's my images from earlier today.

B2 (;->

 

[Moto-Uno]

Taken with my iphone 3 through my home made telescope and solar filter , Peter